19th FebruaryWildlife Crime Agency to close after Government withdraws funding. Concerns that British wildlife will suffer as a result of this idealogical 'hollowing out the state' action.​Read more here.

18th FebruaryThose without internet to pay premium phone rate to discuss Universal Credit Benefit problems. Earlier IDS promise of a Freephone line has been abandoned. Read more here​

10th FebruaryGovernment accused of buying off Tory MPs rebels after revelation that new £300m relief fund will overwhelmingly help Conservative councils,​Read more here . . .

COMMENT/ANALYSIS

26th FebruaryOver 70 of Britain's leading academics, involved in housing, planning and urban policy, give their damning opinion of government's Housing & Planning Bill. "This is not a solution to a crisis, but an accelerant that, in the process of changing the housing landscape, will devastate communities and families across the country. "Read more here

"​24th FebruaryAmnesty slates UK's morality. Plans to scrap the Human Rights Act, the UK’s absence from EU refugee resettlement schemes, proposed new spying laws and the alleged downgrading of human rights as a Foreign Office priority in favour of commercial deals" are all cited by the group. Read more here ​

15th FebruaryToday's young will be less well off than their parents as they face a lifetime of renting, and a lifetime of job insecurity. Is our free economy model fit for purpose ?​Read more here

14th FebruaryGovernment's 'Pay to Stay' policy will force people out of their homes. And it might not even save money.Read two Observer articles:​Background to the issue here . . And residents' reaction here . . ​

9th February"Trident is a billion-pound codpiece to hide our total emasculation" - view from The IndependentRead full article here

2nd February"The Tories are creating a one-party state and nobody gives a damn" - view from The Independent. Read full article here